Sound Off -- April 1, 2014

After reading the stories and Sound Offs about the roundabout in Swarthmore, what exactly is the difference between a so-called old traffic circle and a contemporary roundabout? All I know is that I couldn’t stand those things in New Jersey.

CONFUSED MOTORIST

BOILERMAKERS SAVED THE DAY

This last Friday was the 35th anniversary of the Three Mile Island accident. I worked on Unit 1 and Unit 2 at the plant for the Boilermakers Union and if it wasn’t for the 100 percent X-ray welding of the boilermakers on the containment in the reactor, Harrisburg as we know it today would not exist.

PROUD RETIREE,

BOILERMAKERS LOCAL LODGE 13

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NOT THE CREAM OF THE CROP

Buyer beware! Or as they say in the legal biz – “caveat emptor!” I followed an ad online for anti-aging cream that specified it was a trial size and the only cost was shipping and handling. I got the cream, then three weeks later another jar came. It never stated that a jar would come automatically every month. I ended up with a total of $192.95 billed to my debit card. After much ado and threatening to contact the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s office, I was able to return the unwanted product and got my money back. Whenever you see “trial” size for anything, do not try it.

CONCERNED CONSUMER

STEVE? YOU OUT THERE?

I say goodbye DeSean Jackson, hello Steve Smith. Eagles, do you hear me on that one?

T. IN UPPER DARBY

TOTALLY TRASHED

Some of my neighbors really boggle my mind. I see them driving off to work in the morning with their clothes nicely pressed in their cars that they were constantly washing the salt off of all winter. However, to get into said car wearing their nicely pressed office attire they have to step over a bunch of the trash laying on their property. If you can keep up standards for your appearance in the workplace every day, is it that hard to keep standards for your property and pick up the trash on your lawn from your trash can that you didn’t properly secure on pickup day?

CONCERNED HOMEOWNER

REVENGE OF THE DIXIE CHICKS

I was listening to a new Dixie Chicks song over the weekend and I thought of how much heat they took for speaking out against President Bush. Well, they’re still on the radio and W. is staying out of the public eye. I guess they came out on top.

FREETHINKING COUNTRY FAN

YOU BRAZEN ARTICLE

As a product of Catholic elementary school, one thing I can’t stand is disgruntled people exaggerating the strictness of nuns. I’m sure there were isolated cases, but an incredibly large margin of the sisters were absolutely first-rate educators.

DELCO DAD

DO SOMETHING ALREADY

“Self-Hating ‘Millennial,’” we may have our fair share of problems, but we’re still the greatest country in the world. If you think we’re losing our edge, maybe try doing something about it instead of complaining to Sound Off.

SAME OLD PLAY

The most recent drama involving Eagles receiver DeSean Jackson is similar to a long list of past player problems that seem to plague this organization: Player asks for a new contract, management trashes the player and he is soon playing better on a new team the next season. The names change but there is one constant throughout -- owner Jeff Lurie. Please sell the team. Mr. Lurie.

WHEN THEFT IS LEGAL

Let’s see if I have this right: Obamacare needs millions of young healthy people to sign up for its health care by April 1, 2014. If these same young healthy people don’t sign up they will face a fine. The reason for the signup is to pay for someone else’s health care, namely seniors. So what we have here, and the Supreme Court agrees, is government legalized theft by coercion.